Current Trends In Development Research Articles

Global and regional trends of the century+ in the Middle East: A new interpretation

The study focuses on a set of issues related to the assessment of key trends in the development of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), which has been raised in the research published by Russian academicians V.G. Baranovskii and V.V. Naumkin in 2018. The aim of this paper is to reexamine their estimates and forecasts in the light of recent developments and on this basis to take a fresh look at the future of the MENA region. To that end, the first section of the paper revisits the main findings of the 2018 research. It shows which of the global and regional trends outlined there have retained their relevance under modern conditions, and which ones need serious reappraisal. In particular, the authors note that the trend towards the universalization of regional political systems stemmed from their overall modernization is being increasingly counterbalanced by the revival of archaic socio-political practices. The recent developments in the region have had an even greater impact on the process of democratization and the globalization-regionalization dichotomy. The authors argue that these changes were not completely unforeseen; on the contrary, they were anticipated if one looks at them through the lens of neo-modernism. The second section analyzes current trends in regional development. It shows that though the most acute regional conflicts in the MENA region are gradually de-escalating, centrifugal tendencies are becoming more evident, as heterogeneity of political systems and regimes increases. In this context, the discourses of decolonization and neocolonialism, as well as symbolic politics in general, are gaining a whole new meaning.

Оценка индекса континентальности Западной Сибири на фоне регионального изменения климата

Quantitative assessment of the territory continentality is an urgent task, because in the conditions ofclimatechange, the index ofcontinentalitycan be taken into account when developing geographical forecasts of landscape development. The purpose of this study is to assess the change in the index of continentality of Western Siberia in the conditions of the current trend in climate development. The statistical series of observations on seven meteorological stations in Western Siberia served as the information base of the study. The long-term changes in the average January and average July temperatures, as well as the amount of precipitation for the cold (October-March) and warm (April-September) periods of the year were analyzed. Calculations for the time intervals of 1961–1990 and 1991–2015 allowed us to conclude that the climate continentality of Western Siberia is weakening under the conditions of regional climate development.

A Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Apple Snails (Ampullariidae)

Apple snails (ASs), the freshwater snails of the family Ampullariidae, are widely spread in tropical and subtropical regions. Owing to their strong invasiveness and harmful effects on agricultural production and ecosystems, they have attracted considerable attention. However, less research has been conducted on the whole picture of the current research status and development trends in the ASs field. For this purpose, we conducted a bibliometric analysis based on a total of 1028 publications regarding ASs published between 1900 and 2021 using VOSviewer 1.6.18 and CiteSpace 6.1.R3 software. The results suggest that ASs research has received increasing attention in recent years. The most productive country has been the USA, while the institution with the most publications was Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Conicet. “Zoology” was the category of the most popular subject, Journal of Molluscan Studies was the primary journal, and P.R. Martin was the most outstanding author in ASs field. Invasive alien species, alarm response, copper (Cu) exposure, taxonomy and phylogenetic analysis, Angiostrongylus cantonensis (parasite), control (including molluscicidal activity), growth and reproduction, and feeding preferences were the main research hotspots. Further, “Pomacea maculata”, “Evolution”, “Biology”, “Digestive gland”, “Phylogeny”, “Identification”, “Pomacea canaliculata caenogastropoda”, “Diversity”, and “Nonnative apple snail” have been emerging active topics in recent years. These findings can help researchers in this area to better understand the direction and advances of ASs research and are valuable for future research and agricultural practice of apple snail control.

The Objectives of Modern Law: New Legal Reality and Scientific Views of the Past

The article is devoted to the problems of setting and achieving the objective of jurisprudence that are significant not only for legal science, but also for practice, which would most fully reflect the historical experience, the current condition and trends in the future development of law. The relevance of these issues, regardless of temporal and territorial boundaries, is confirmed by the analysis of scientific works of domestic and foreign legal scholars, among which special attention should be paid to the work “The objectives of modern jurisprudence” published in 1907, written by the pre-revolutionary lawyer Gambarov Yuri Stepanovich. The author of the article analyzes certain provisions of this work, “projecting” them on to the legal reality, which is formed under the influence of objective factors of a global and country scale, arguing the need to define the objective of modern jurisprudence, taking into account philosophical ideas and social relations, not limited only to the current law.

Bioactive Restorative Materials Applied over Coronal Dentine-A Bibliometric and Critical Review.

The objective of the research was to examine the scientific literature concerning restorative materials with bioactive properties for the purpose of covering dentin. Searches were performed in various databases including MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Lilacs/BBO, and Embase. Inclusion criteria involved studies that utilized the terms "dentin" and "bioactive", along with "ion-releasing", "smart materials", "biomimetic materials" and "smart replacement for dentin". The information extracted included the title, authors, publication year, journal and the country of affiliation of the corresponding author. The studies were categorized based on their study design, type of material, substrate, analytical method, and bioactivity. A total of 7161 records were recovered and 159 were included for data extraction. Most of the publications were in vitro studies (n = 149), testing different types of materials in sound dentine (n = 115). Most studies were published in Dental Materials (n = 29), and an increase in publications could be observed after the year 2000. Most of the articles were from the USA (n = 34), followed by Brazil (n = 28). Interfacial analysis was the most investigated (n = 105), followed by bond strength (n = 86). Bioactivity potential was demonstrated for most tested materials (n = 148). This review presents insights into the current trends of bioactive materials development, clearly showing a severe lack of clinical studies.

Digital Twin of Shipbuilding Process in Shipyard 4.0

Maximum digitalization is the current trend in industrial development. The digital industrial revolution has been underway for more than a dozen years. Industry 4.0 and the idea of digital twins (DT) are becoming the focus of virtually all industrial sectors. Some sectors are more predisposed to digitalization, while for others, the process is much more difficult. This mainly depends on the specific characteristics and susceptibility of a given industry, including the current degree of digitalization of companies, as well as the knowledge and mental readiness of employees. The individual characteristics of an industry are important. Shipbuilding is a traditional industry where the level of digitalization is still low. As a result, the efficiency of shipbuilding processes and the quality of ships built are not sufficiently controlled. The article addresses this problem, reviews work in the field of digitalization of shipbuilding processes, and identifies the needs and challenges in this area. The article proposes the concept of a DT system for the entire ship design and production process. Key areas of digitalization of the actual processes were defined, and a division was made into planning, monitoring, and process analysis activities. Special attention was paid to the area of dimensional quality control, and the dimensional quality management metasystem (DQMM) was introduced into the comprehensive DT system. The requirements were defined, and the limitations of the proposed solution were identified, taking into account a number of external factors, including the degree of readiness of the manufacturer—the shipyard. The developed DT system concept was tested using the example of the construction process of a simplified ship. Practical aspects of the implementation of the proposed solution, in particular, DQMM, were pointed out.

Artificial Intelligence Integration into School Education: A Review of Indian and Foreign Perspectives

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly influencing our education system. It is apparent that the students of today are mostly attached with their smart mobile phones, tablets, laptops, and various other forms of advanced technologies for their quality of learning. It has become an urgent necessity for school students to become future AI ready. Understanding the wide potential impact of AI, India has started initiatives to prepare young learners for future AI ready. Central Board of Secondary Education in the direction of National Education Policy (2020) introduces two-fold AI in its affiliated school curricula. Using a systematic review technique, the present study has attempted to explore the promise and potentiality of AI in school education, and provide a comprehensive overview of the current status and development trends of AI in school, the initiatives, planning, strategies, and steps taken by India and other countries regarding AI integration in their school system. Finally, the study brings out some concluding remarks towards innovative AI integration.

Nanopolymer optically transparent structures, systems and devices

Search and analysis of results of theoretical and experimental studies on literature and patent sources in fields of optical and optical-electronic instrumentation are carried out. Current state and development trends of transparent polymer compositions containing nanoscale fillers, which open up new prospects for optical and optical-electronic instrumentation, are considered. Obtained data and recommendations on improvement and creation of new optically transparent nanocomposites are generalized, and can be used not only for connecting components of optical systems, but also for products in scintillation technology, lighting engineering, photovoltaics, and in many other fields of science and technology. Examples of some currently existing polymer and nanopolymer optical systems are considered, including an organosilicon composition for connecting optical elements, a plastic scintillator with nanostructured phosphors with improved time characteristics and light output values, an LED with multilayered scatterer with a variable index of refraction and an improved yield of radiation, optical compositions with a high refractive index on high transparency silicones for connection with optical elements in light-emitting devices or for lighting devices with a remote phosphor, as well as new materials and methods for dispersing nanoparticles. Given examples clearly show that complexity of the structures and micro dimensions of modern optical and optoelectronic products for their successful implementation and widespread adoption require new easy-to-use and not expensive optically transparent nanomaterials and technologies for their manufacture.

Design and Analysis of Heat Pipe Heat Exchanger Efficiency

The heat pipe has a high thermal conductivity, and its basic working principle is to transfer heat through evaporation and condensation through the working medium inside the pipe. Heat pipe has good thermal conductivity, isotherm and other characteristics, and the heat transfer area at both ends can be changed at will, control the temperature and other advantages. Therefore, the heat pipe heat exchanger has the advantages of high heat transfer efficiency, compact structure, small fluid resistance loss, and beneficial to control dew point corrosion. At present, it has been widely used in metallurgy, chemical industry, oil refining, boiler, ceramics, transportation, light textile, machinery and other industries, as energy saving equipment for waste heat recovery and heat energy utilization in the process, and has achieved remarkable economic benefits. The design of the heat pipe heat exchanger on the development of the current situation, development trend, application, design principle and design process of a simple description, while focusing on the discussion of the heat pipe heat exchanger design process. The main content of the heat exchanger thermodynamic calculation, structural design and material selection. The model of heat pipe heat exchanger is established according to the actual situation and the calculated data.

Analysis of phases and medalists to women’s singles matches in badminton at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the technical and tactical styles of the world's best badminton players at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Materials and methods: The research material consisted of the post-event analysis of 58 matches from the Tokyo Olympics. Through AHP analysis (analytic hierarchy process) to 6 temporal variables with a high influence on match/game effectiveness were selected. Match/game statistical analysis, with the one-way measure of the variance (ANOVA), and independent-sample T-test, were conducted by using IBM SPSS for Windows version 22.0 (IBM. Corp. Armonk, NY) in order to compare the statistical differences. Results: This conducted study showed that frequency of strokes in badminton was 1-1.12 strokes/sec, which is one of the longest rally strokes. The mean and standard deviation of the women's singles players, particularly in the knockout stage, is greater than the mean and standard deviation of the group stage. Results show the differences between Group Phase (35.05±9.77, 47.07±13.12, s, P=0.020) and Eliminatory Phase (11.93±1.58, 13.93±2.30, s, P=0.030) respectively. Conclusions: The women's singles competition currently mainly revolves around the technical and tactical styles of "fast-oriented", "offensive-oriented" and “self-oriented”. This is in line with the current trend of development of the world's women's singles athletes' more "masculine" style of play.

The Evolution of Research on C&D Waste and Sustainable Development of Resources: A Bibliometric Study

Construction and demolition (C&D) waste is steadily increasing as both urbanization and the construction industry advance. Therefore, numerous studies on C&D waste have been conducted. In this paper, the literature published in the field of C&D waste and sustainable development from 2002 to 2022 was utilized to examine the current state of research and potential future research hotspots via the bibliometric method. Herein, 3550 studies found in the literature were analyzed using Citespace and VOSviewer, two efficient visual analysis programs, for the annual quantitative distribution, contribution and cooperation of authors, influential and productive countries/regions and institutions, keyword co-occurrence analysis, literature co-citation analysis and identification of research frontiers. The findings show an exponential rise in publications on construction waste and sustainable resource development, while the research focus has clearly shifted from recycling and reduction of C&D waste to harmless and resourceful treatment in the last five years. The keywords “optimization”, “implementation” and “strategy” also indicate that more emphasis is being placed on the research of management method realization mechanisms, technological optimization schemes and policy strategies. The research results of this paper will help participants in the construction industry to grasp the current research hotspots and development trend in the field of C&D waste and the sustainable development of resources. It also plays a positive role in formulating relevant regulations and policies, reducing resource waste and construction project costs.

Analysis of News Communication Law Based on PSR Model

Abstract Based on the PSR model, the author proposes a research on news communication. PSR is a model proposed by OECD for system pressure, state and response analysis. On the basis of in-depth analysis of various factors in the process of coordinated development of the social, economic and natural environment composite system, the author constructs a kind of PSR composite model, by using the theory and method of system dynamics, the sustainable development of social, economic and environmental systems is studied, and the knowledge atlas is used to describe and evaluate the current situation and development trend of the education of news communication discipline, conduct a comprehensive and visual analysis of journalism and communication education research to show the frontier, hot spots, knowledge base and cooperation network of the discipline's education research, and try to clarify the relationship and interaction between various studies.

Synthetic Biology: Major Principles and Current Trends of Development in Russia

Synthetic Biology: Major Principles and Current Trends of Development in Russia

A Cooperative Localization Method for Leader–Follower Multiple UAVs Using Continuous Relative Ranging Information

Cooperative localization (CL) utilizing multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has become the current development trend and research hotspot. The traditional distance-based CL method typically uses principle of the spherical intersection to achieve UAV high-precision positioning. However, this distance-based CL strategy requires several leader UAVs at the known positions. Thus, a cooperative localization method for leader–follower multiple UAVs using continuous relative ranging information is proposed in this paper. Aiming at the UAV formation consists of a leader UAV node with the known position and at least a follower UAV that needs to be located. Using the Inertial short-time high-precision relative position constraint and the continuous relative distance constraints with the leader UAV nodes, the closed-form solution of follower UAV’s three-dimensional position can be obtained using spherical intersection principle. On this basis, we derive and construct follower UAV’s position observation equation. The developed strategy requires a single known position leader UAV node to realize high-precision CL, which can effectively solve the traditional distance-based collaborative location problem in case the number of leader UAVs is small. The simulation and experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method significantly improves follower UAV’s positioning accuracy, and neglects the limitation of the traditional distance-based CL method on the number of leader UAV nodes at known positions.

Time Series-Based Sensor Selection and Lightweight Neural Architecture Search for RUL Estimation in Future Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 is the current development trend in manufacturing technology. Regarding prognostic and health management (PHM) systems, a major task is to predict the remaining useful life (RUL) of a machine. To have precise RUL information, massive sensors should be involved, which leads to the dramatic cost of sensor network construction. Therefore, many sensor selection methods have been proposed to remove the redundant sensors under a certain constraint of RUL estimation. However, those approaches do not consider time-series sensing data, which is an intrinsic feature of mechanical signals. Therefore, the current research suffers from sensor under-killing problems due to the pessimistic consideration. To solve this problem, this work first considers the time-series sensing data to propose an integrated group-based valuable sensor selection algorithm by using the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) property. In addition, to reduce the computing and hardware overhead, we further propose a heuristic neural architecture search (NAS) method to reduce the number of neurons in each neural network for further RUL estimation. To verify the proposed approaches, we use the Commercial Modular Aero-Propulsion System Simulation (C-MAPSS) dataset and utilize the PHM score to evaluate the performance of RUL estimation. Compared with the conventional methods, the proposed sensor selection method can reduce the PHM score by 9% to 99% with fewer sensors. On the other hand, the proposed NAS method can reduce the number of neurons by 86% to 89% and reduce the PHM score by 17% to 79% compared with the traditional NAS approaches.

MT19 The Past, Present, and an Outlook on the Future of Evidence Development for Digital Therapeutics

Digital Therapeutics (DTx) are medical interventions directly to patients using evidence-based, clinically evaluated software to treat, manage, and prevent a broad spectrum of diseases and disorders. Randomized clinical trials are a source of DTx evidence, similar to pharmaceuticals or medical devices. In addition, the use of real-world evidence (RWE) has been increasingly explored for DTx value demonstration. Key concerns around the use of RWE in DTx, has thus far limited its acceptance and applicability, including the robustness of data, and a lack of consensus over an evaluation framework for DTx. This study aims to understand the current trends in evidence development for DTx, and to evaluate how this may impact the assessment of these therapies. The analysis will describe the strength and influence that different types of evidence and endpoints have had in the value assessment, coverage, reimbursement, and adoption of DTx.

CiteSpace knowledge map of research status and trends of Croci Stigma

This study retrieved Croci Stigma related literature from CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, and Web of Science database, and used bibliometrics and CiteSpace 6.1.R2 software to analyze the published Croci Stigma related articles in Chinese and English from 2000 to 2022. The authors, research institutions, and keywords were visualized and analyzed, and the current status and development trend of Croci Stigma research was summarized by combining the information extraction methods. A total of 1 846 Chinese articles and 2 703 English articles were screened out and included. The results showed a generally steady increase in the number of Croci Stigma related articles. The results of the visualization analysis showed that there were more collaborations between researcher teams and major research institutions in English articles than Chinese articles. The Chinese articles was mainly published by China Pharmaceutical University, and most of the inter-institutional collaborations occurred in neighboring regions. The English articles was mainly published by Iranian institutions, and most of the cooperation occurred within the country, with less transnational cooperation. Keywords analysis showed that the research on Croci Stigma was mainly focused on chemical compositions, pharmacological effects, mechanisms, quality control, etc. It was predicted that the future research hotspots of Croci Stigma would mainly focus on pharmacological mechanism and clinical efficacy. The current research related to Croci Stigma still needs to be developed, cooperation should be strengthened, and more in-depth research should be conducted.

Current Situation and Development Trend of Pre-school Education in Europe

Pre-school education, the phase before primary education, is becoming a significant part of European education system, since the early years are the most formative in a person’s life, pre-school lays the foundation for successful lifelong learning. All countries are trying to ensure that school-aged children receive pre-school education and care. Europe is not only the birthplace of modern pre-school education concept and system, but also a continent with the highest participation rate of pre-school education in the world. Based on European Commission /EACEA/Eurydice, 2019, Eurydice Brief: Key Data on Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe, this paper aims to analyzes the current situation of pre-school education in Europe from five aspects, including policy support, access, organization and governance, staff, and curriculum. Then draw some pertinent suggestion about the reform and development trends of pre-school education in China.

One Belt and One Road Impact on Environment, Economy & Health in Western China Through Industry Transfer

Abstract Based on fully absorbing and learning from the relevant research results at home and abroad, this paper focuses on four aspects: the transfer of polluting industries in the central and western regions and residents’ health problems. Firstly, the current pattern and development trend of regional pollution transfer in China; secondly, the economic effect of the transfer of polluting industries on the western undertaking areas; finally, from the micro and macro perspectives, the paper investigates the impact of the transfer of polluting industries on the individual health and health expenditure of residents in western China. The results show that the gap between industrial environmental and economic efficiency in the western region narrowed and gradually stabilised from 2008 to 2017. However, the gap between industrial environmental efficiency and economic efficiency in the western region widened from 2017 to 2020. The impact of environmental pollution on industrial environmental efficiency in the western provinces and regions has regional differences. Secondly, the present situation and trend of pollution control in western China are macroscopically investigated by comparing the output of general industrial solid waste and the investment in pollution control in different regions. Finally, this paper reveals the impact of the transfer of polluting industries on the health of residents in western China. Based on the characteristics of household category, age, and income of interviewees, the income growth effect of the transfer of polluting industries is less than the health loss caused by the transfer of pollution. It can be found that the transfer of polluting industries has a significant impact on the environment, economy, and the health of residents in western China.

Strategic management in agriculture: modern methods of analysis, current problems and development trends

Strategic management is a key aspect of enterprise management. The purpose of this study is to analyze strategic management in the context of current trends and challenges faced by organizations. This article discusses the basic principles of strategic management, its role in creating competitive advantage, and the methods and tools used in strategy development. The challenges faced by organizations in the implementation of the strategy, as well as ways to overcome them, are also considered. The article describes the features of strategic planning in the agro–industrial sector, including the management of risks and changes in market conditions. Special attention is paid to current issues in the field of digitalization of agro–industrial management and current trends in the strategic development of agro–industrial companies. Recommendations are formulated for the development and implementation of strategies using innovative information technologies such as big–data analysis, artificial intelligence, machine learning, as well as the use of new management methods such as agile, lean and ESG strategies. This article concludes with recommendations for developing and implementing an effective strategy. The article may be useful for executives and managers in the agro–industrial sector, as well as for researchers and students studying strategic management.